The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-29
CITY NOTES.
A RHYTHMICAL BILL OF F.

Two plates of soup, a dish of fruit,
Then fish, of course, and game;
Some entrees rare tn follow suit,
And meats to do the same;
The salads sharp, the rich dessert.
The wine that's often passed.,
Then indigestion's awful hurt
The stomach pump comes last.
A kicking mule hitched to a wagon
created some fun up on Third street early
yesterday morning.
Rev. Geo. X. Allen will preach at the
Baptist church Sunday morning at II
o'clock, and in the evening at 1880
o'clock. The public is invited to attend.
The Japanese tea party at Harris Hall
given by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church, was again largely attended last
night, and quite a sum of money was
realized.
The Grand Central Hotel is not a very
large house, but it is now reported as
full of guests, and doing the best bust
ness since it has been under the present
management.
If we did not know that it was Janu-
airy, yesterday would have made us think
that it was the middle of May. 1t was
a perfect spring day, and the sun made
every body feel law.
A. l.. Ross has assumed the manage
ment of Hotel Interlachen, at Interla-
chen. Mr.. Ross is an old-time hotel
caterer, and guests will be well cared
for under his management.
Judge f. NJ. Vary is erecting very
neat and comfortable cottage on Lemon
street in Palatka Heights. The building
will soon be completed, when the Judge
will have one of the most comfortable
little homes in that growing suburb.
Our amusement loving people should
bear in mind the fact that MIR. c. f.
Stokes entertainment will come off on
Monday evening next at the Opera
House. A great many seats have al
ready been sold, and the indications are
hat a large audience will be present.
The Jacksonville Herald says that the
steamship City of Palatka, which form
erly ran between this port and Charles
ton, and which was sold to the Pacific
Mail Company, and left here for New
York in December last, whence she pro-
ceeded to Portland, Oregon, has had her
name changed to the Eastern Oregon.
Schermerhorn & Co. have purchased
half interest in the brick plant located at
Sauble Station. The new tirm-Brown,
Il n a
provements that Will largely increase
the capacity for producing a superior
quality of brick, guaranteed second to
none for beauty, utility, heavy walls or
nice brick fronts. The company's office
is at Schermerhorn x Cos store.
The Welaka Literary Association will
give series of entertainments this win
ter, one about every other week. The
first entertainment will take place at
Welaka on Friday, February 4th, when
the drama, ''All that Glitters is Not
Gold" will be presented. Mr.. j. Russell
Kennedy is the moving spirit in these en-
tertainments, heartily assisted by the
young men of that section. The enter
talnmentS VIII prove very interesting.
and will be kept up for the balance of
the winter.
a very pleasant party from the Put
nam and Saratoga hotels, chartered the
steamer Princess yesterday morning,
and after fine sail of thirty miles,
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Toller a surprise party
at Crescent City. 1t is difficult to say
who were the most delighted, the visi-
tors or the visited. Suffice it TO say Mr..
and Mrs. Toller returned to Palatka
with the party. Among those on the
steamer we saw Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Baldwin. Miss Mary Baldwin, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. Has
brouch, Mr.. and Mrs. \. V. Mann. Miss
B. Mann, MIR. Lee Eakins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris and Miss Ida Harris. They ar.
rived home early in the evening, and
report Dunn's creek not only the pretti-
est but the crookedest of rivers. and this